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Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
Legal Proceedings (Details) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2022 claimant claim patient cases	Sep. 30, 2021 cases	May 31, 2021 cases claimant	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 claim
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims \| claim									100
ASR
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									230
Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									3,900
Pelvic Meshes
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									9,800
Risperdal
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									8,600
XARELTO
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									4,300
Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									40,400
Invokana
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									80
Physiomesh
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									4,800
Opioid
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants									3,500
Contact Lenses
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims \| claim													30
Judicial Ruling
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $					$ 6.8	$ 8,000.0
Pending Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of pending claims \| claim									1,000
Loss contingency, estimate of possible loss \| $						$ 4,000.0						$ 5,000.0
Loss contingency, estimate of additional possible loss \| $												$ 1,000.0
Pending Litigation \| Physiomesh
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Product liability contingency, number of claimants											4,300
Number of claims within settlement agreement \| cases										3,729
Number of pending claims \| cases									105		3,600
DePuy ASR U.S. \| Settled Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Number of patients in settlement \| patient									10,000
Baby Powder \| Talc
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Reserve established \| $		$ 2,000.0
Baby Powder \| Judicial Ruling \| Damages from Product Defects
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Litigation contingency \| $				$ 2,100.0			$ 4,700.0
Payments for legal settlements \| $			$ 2,500.0
Oklahoma Attorney General vs. Johnson & Johnson and JPI \| Settled Litigation
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $								$ 465.0
Surgical Mesh Products Marketing \| Judicial Ruling
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $					$ 344.0
Surgical Mesh Products Marketing \| Judicial Ruling \| Subsequent Event
Legal Proceeding (Textuals)
Damages awarded \| $	$ 302.0